Grants To Help Mental Health Support Awarded To Four Schools

Four local Iowa school districts will receive grants to help them provide mental health support to students and families, including Dubuque Community Schools. The Dubuque school district will receive $650,000 to assist with “mental health support and other wraparound services,” according to the Iowa Department of Education. The department awarded more than $8.6 million in competitive grants to 64 school districts using federal COVID-19 relief funds. Dubuque Community Schools spokesman Mike Cyze says that the district’s grant will pay for social-emotional learning curriculum, mental health first aid training for employees and a “wrap-around center to support students and connect them to mental health resources.” Other districts receiving grants are Maquoketa Valley Community School District, which will receive $30,000; Monticello Community School District, which will receive $70,000; and West Delaware County Community School District, which will receive $74,000.